Frankly, if there wasn't an occasion on the 22nd of May, that day would just sit around on your calendar not earning its keep & generally freeloading off the other dates...

Seriously though...May 22nd was the date of Goth Day, the smaller scale UK incarnation of World Goth Day in 2009, originating from a desire to turn what started as a musical subculture weekend on the BBC 6Music station which focused on punk, Brit-pop and Goth (the Goth feature was on May 22nd) into something far bigger.

NOTE: It's understood that May 22nd might not be a convenient date for everyone to celebrate Goth Day (let's face it; Wednesdays are a ghost-ship for any event at the best of times), so it's more of a guideline than a hard & fast rule. Most good events happen on a weekend, but we'll cross that bridge as the years go by.

Thu. 5/23/13 3:20am
doktor lorenz:
there is no comparison whatsoever between emo and goth. emo was going to a fugazi concert in 1991. goth fashion became part of emo culture in the early-mid 2000's because of hot topic and bands like my chemical romance which are not even emo or goth.

Thu. 5/23/13 3:44am
groucho:
Ironic to come in here and read that the subculture event that is Goth Day was started by BBC 6 Music, when I've just flicked over from there because they were playing god awful Daft Punk, Kelis, and that hipster tune that goes 'one day...we're gonna live...in paris..." God bless you WFMU. I love 6music, used to work there, but their daytime playlist is dire.

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Thu. 5/23/13 4:59am
Matt from Springfield:
Vit a min, yes!
And Super Pale, yes! But that's not very business-like, you got move customers and flip rooms at a quicker rate. Best get a machine to paleize the skin surface. Maybe we can expand to temporarily removing pigment from your hair--become Albino!

Thu. 5/23/13 5:01am
Holly in NC:
A drink is chilled, a cold person is chilly, 'chill' is different ;-)

Thu. 5/23/13 5:02am
fred von helsing:
last week shaved my head / at one point had an emo flipover / gotta post it here